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Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:38 am**

Hi, this is my 1st post on this forum, but I've been shadowing this site for about a 8 months now. Great information and great vid/sound clips.

I 've always seen post on oka vrs mahogany but how about ash ? What's teh sound difference in like size congas when comparing these woods?

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:21 pm**

CHANCHANCHAN,

NORTH AMERICAN RED OAK, AND ASH, ARE SONICALLY VERY SIMILAR TO THE EAR, WHEN IT COMES TO CONGAS AND BONGOS.

THE BEST SOUNDING TYPES OF WOOD TO MY EARS, ARE MAHOGANY; AND ALSO, CANOE WOOD (USED BY ISLA PERCUSSIONS).

ANOTHER NOTE: WOOD TYPE IS ONE THING, BUT DESIGN, AND HOW A DRUM IS PUT TOGETHER, IS ALSO VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

AN EXAMPLE WHEN IT COMES TO CONGAS WOULD BE:

TOP MODEL LP'S, VS GONBOP'S TOP MODELS, EVEN WITH THE SAME SKINS: GON BOPS ARE SONICALLY SUPERIOR BECAUSE OF IT'S BUILD PHILOSOPHY. NO LAMINATES, AND NO MASSIVE LAYERS OF GLUE ARE NEEDED, OR USED. GON BOPS!!!

CHARLIE "EL COQUI" VERDEJO

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Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:11 pm**

To my ear, Ash is closer to Canoe and Mahogany than Oak. Softer more round and less tingy sound. Also lighter in weight.

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:18 pm**

What on earth is canoe wood?

I've worked with a lotta wood and never heard of lumber called "canoe"

It's got to be a colloquial term for some species of lumber.

Posted: **Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:46 pm**

Joseph wrote:What on earth is canoe wood?

I wonder if this is it?
http://books.google.com/books?i....wood%22

Posted: **Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:01 am**

AHA!
Yellow poplar...that was my gut feeling & first guess.
Fairly hard, stable, uniform grain, glues well.....
....used a lot in furniture because it takes stain well

I built the face frames for my kitchen cabinets with it.

I can see how it would be a good conga shell wood
...probably cheaper than ash or mahogany (which can be a generic term for all kinds of species of wood)

...apparently it's a "powerful tonic for worms" also. :;):

Posted: **Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:49 am**

I have JCR bongos with yellow poplar shells, very dry, lovely sounding.

Barrie

Posted: **Fri Jan 18, 2008 4:27 am**

I'm going to try Monkeypod and mango on my new Volcano Congas. They have a nice warm sound I am told. I will find out next month, :cool:

Posted: **Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:26 am**

To change woods again, is there anyone who knows about douglas pine (aka Oregon pine in the US)?
I wonder if this bongó is made of this kind of wood?
Thanks for any reply - and sorry for thread-jacking ;-)

Mike

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